Debbie Feith Tye is the sister of Douglas Feith and the daughter of Dalck and Rose Feith, a philanthropist active in Philadelphia's Jewish philanthropic community and Israel. She is married to Cary S. Tye, a real estate broker who previously worked as a lawyer in Atlanta. Cary S. Tye earned a bachelor's degree from Tulane University, where he served as president of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, and a law degree from the University of Georgia before relocating to Philadelphia in the 1970s. Debbie and her husband reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the family has longstanding ties to the local Jewish philanthropic community.